Great thread MadB!

I have found similar issues with relation to drugs given during labour. we are told that they are 'safe', or that they are out of the system at time of birth, only to find out through later research (and a baby that almost died) that that is in fact, not always the case. I am beyond angry that I was given pethidine in labour (against my will but that is another thread) when my baby was no doubt going to be small birth weight (she was a couple of weeks early). The impact that it had on her was horrendous, and continued for much, much longer than the prescribed "5 hours" that I was told in the antenatal classes. in some cases it can take days.

We have issues in our MG about the different methods that babies make their way into the world. i found it funny how as i was having a HB with my second child, it was up for comments and questioning etc, but the girl having a VBAC (and then told baby was too big for her pelvis at 36 weeks had to go and plan her c-section) we werent allowed to investigate or even talk about.